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Hits #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the US Top
40 Chart
UK
NRI Sikh boy, jay Sean grabbed the number one spot
on America’s ‘Billboard
100’ chart with his debut song
“Down” featuring hip-hop
star Lil Wayne
Los Angeles, Oct 09, 2009
Gary Singh
Surinder Mehta/UK
JAY SEAN aka (Kamaljit
Singh Jhooti)'s US debut single "Down" just reached
No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. He is the first South
Asian, pop-R&B singer-songwriter and
He was waiting for weeks for the Black Eyed Peas to give
up the coveted position. They have been holding the No. 1
spot for 26 weeks. But when their song "I Gotta Feeling"
dropped to the No. 4 slot this week, Jay Sean was waiting
in the wings.
In just 14 weeks, the British pop-R&B singer-songwriter
of Sikh Punjabi descent has topped the charts, making him
the first solo male artist from South Asia to claim this honor.
.
JAY SEAN SAID:
- This is insane. It’s just
incredible to have reached No 1 with my first release
in America.
- It’s difficult for me to put into words. My head
is spinning..
- I've been grinding hard for the last seven years independently
- so to have the biggest record here is a dream come true.
"All the radio people are asking, 'Dude, where did you
come from?' But who cares? I love all this."
His debut single becomes his first Hot 100 No. 1. The track
also climbs to the top of Hot 100 Airplay with a total of
115 million listener impressions and rises 5-3 on Hot Digital
Songs, where is has moved 1.5 million downloads since its
release.
As the UK's first Asian crossover superstar, Sean has already
tasted chart success with the slick anthem Dance With You
(Nachna Tere Naal). But what makes Jay Sean
such an exciting musical proposition is that as a UK born
and bred artist his unique appeal is that he fuses 'Desi'
rhythms with a credible R&B sensibility to produce a thoroughly
authentic sound.
His first love, music, Jay Sean’s story begins more
than a decade ago in Hounslow, west London. "I started
rapping 11 years ago," Sean remembers. "I was in
a group called Compulsive Disorder, it was a punk-rap group.
We got ourselves a few gigs and when DJs such as Choice FM’s
279 played it, we received a lot of local notoriety."
Disillusioned with the UK's cynical rap scene, focussed as
it was, on the colour of his skin rather than the content
of his songs, Sean quickly immersed himself in R&B. "Hip
hop was my first love, but as soon as I got into producing,
R&B became my mistress. As a teenager, I grew up on a
cocktail of music. I was surrounded by a lot of different
influences from black, white and Asian friends.
Jay Sean said:
- If you have some good music, you can make it anywhere.
- I got a phone call from my U.S. rep and he said, ‘Listen,
you know Cash Money? They kinda wanna sign you. They've
been checking your stuff out, all your videos, and songs,
and really like your album. I got the CEO on the line.
- Within seconds, I was speaking to Cash Money head Ronald
"Slim" Williams. I thought joining the Cash Money
family might be perceived as odd by some, but I believe
that is also the reason why the teaming has been so successful..
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BIO
London, Sep. 23, 2009
Surinder Mehta
NRI, Punjabi Sikh, Kamaljit Singh Jhooti, Jay Sean was born
on born 26 March, 1981 in the Southall, near London to a sikh
parenets.
- He was only 10-11 years old when he and his cousin Pritpal
Ruprai formed a hip hop duo called "Compulsive Disorde
- He got admission in Medicine and Dentistry and after few
years he dropped out to become a singer
- He signed with Virgin Records after his track "One
Minute" fell into the hands of producer Rishi Rich.
He became popular as British Pop-R&B singer-songwriter
in UK and best known for his hits "Stolen", "Eyes
On You", "Ride It" and "Tonight"
In UK, UK CHART SUCCESS:
- With his collaboration with Rishi Rich and Juggy D with
the song, "Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)"
which became a top twenty hit
- He secured a one million pounds record deal with Virgin
Records.
- His second single, "Eyes on You," became a Top
10 hit, peaking at #6.
- Stolen: "His third single,
"Stolen," and his biggest hit to date in the United
Kingdom, peaked at #4 with Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu
making an appearance in the video.
- 2003-2006: Me Against Myself: His
debut album, Me Against Myself, was released and received
much critical praise and acclaim.
- The album became a commercial success in the UK
- In India it became great hit and sold more than two
million copies.
- He made a brief appearance in the Bollywood flick Kyaa
Kool Hai Hum, providing the song "Dil Mera
(My Heart)"
- In February 2006, after several delays of his second album,
he left Virgin Records.
- Touch Magazine in the U.K. described
him as "the U.K.’s answer to Ne-Yo," while
The Independent called him "...an urban legend in the
making."
- "Deal With It":
He wrote the song "Deal With It" (for his own
album 'My Own Way'), later he gave it to Disney artist and
rReached over 120,000 radio plays in America, the track
was one of the most played songs on American Radio
- 2007-2008: My Own Way
with Jayded Records- After parting ways with Virgin
Records, Jay Sean returned in late 2007 with new single
"Ride It", and was the first single from his second
album My Own Way (provisionally titled Deal With It). It
was to be the first album to release as a joint-venture
between his own label Jayded and 2Point9 Records. The video
for "Ride It" featured Jay Sean with a new style
after being out of the limelight for nearly three and a
half years.The album 'My Own Way', debuted at #6 in the
UK official album chart.
- In 2008: He co-hosted London radio station Choice FM's
Breakfast show a week
Cash Money Records: In October 2008, he announced
that he had signed with the American hip-hop oriented record
label Cash Money Records distributed via Universal Republic
Records
"Down": His first American-debut
single was "Down" featuring American superstar rapper
and label mate Lil Wayne. On June, 2009, report, he has achieved
platinum status by selling over 1 million units in the US.
Currently placed at #2 in New Zealand, Canada #14, Sweden
#15. And continues to climb in territories around the world.
UK Asian Music Awards (AMA): in 2009, he
won three awards, including "Best Male", "Best
Urban Act" and "Best Album" for My Own Way
"Written On Her": He featured
on a song called "Written On Her" alongside Birdman
for the CEO’s next project, released on 23 June 2009
on iTunes
"If I Ain't Got You": He will
release his second American single in October and it is thought
that it may be featuring Drake
He attended the Oakleys pre-VMA Party 2009 in New York City
where he was in town to catch Jay-Z's sell out show at the
MSG on the following night.
Awards
- UK Asian Music Awards (AMAs)
- IN 2005: Best Album ("Me Against Myself"); ban
Acttolen")H the Year Award; Kyaa Kool Hai Hum
- 2008: Best UK Male; 2008: Best R'n'B/Soul; My Own Way;
Zee Cine Awards; Best International Artist
- 2009: Best Male; Best Album ("My Own Way");
2009: Best Urban Act ; All or Nothing (2009)
Channel U Best of British Awards "Ride It")iter
Awards
MTV Russia Music Awards
2008:
Community Services:
- Worked with BBC Blast
- Charity: supported the Aga Khan Foundation
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